19th Biennial Hemingway Society Conference in Wyoming/Montana

PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

SHERIDAN, WYOMING

Sunday, July 19, 2020 Beginning of the Sheridan Portion of the Conference 10:30- 1:00 A shuttle bus from the Billings airport to the Sheridan conference site will be available. Afternoon Conference Check-In at Sheridan College, Whitney Building. 1:30- 3:00 Book Signing/Author Event4:00- 6:00 Opening Reception with refreshments and a cash bar at Brinton Museum

Tuesday, July 21, 20209:00-12:00 Academic Sessions at Sheridan College Campus12:00- 2:00 Ernest Hemingway birthday party luncheon at the college2:00- 5:00 Academic Sessions at Sheridan College Campus5:00- 7:30 Food trucks and entertainment will be on the Whitney Mall prior to the evening event.7:30- 9:00 An evening with the keynote speaker in the Whitney Center for the Arts Concert Hall

See the Sheridan My Bighorns insider’s guide to Sheridan and Johnson counties at the bottom of this page.

TRAVEL DAY

Thursday, July 23, 2020 End of the Sheridan, Wyoming Portion of the Conference 9:00- 11:30 A shuttle bus will return riders to the Billings airport for those not continuing to Cooke City.

COOKE CITY, MONTANA

Thursday, July 23, 2020 Beginning of the Cooke City portion of the conference 9:00- 5:00 Drive or take the conference bus to Cooke City (see Travel Options) If you are driving be sure to arrive in time to attend the welcome reception at 5:30 pm. An event you don't want to miss. 5:30- 9:30 Welcome reception at the Range Rider Lodge. An introduction to the area by local historians, guides, naturalists outfitters, authors, and a Hemingway exhibit, with heavy hors d’oeuvres, refreshments and a cash bar.

Saturday, July 25th, 20209:00-12:00 Academic and Plenary Sessions12:00- 5:00 Lunch on your own and self guided driving tour of six Hemingway Country sites.6:30-11:00 Closing Dinner and Program at the Range Rider Lodge

Sunday, July 26, 2020 End of the conference9:30- 5:00 The Cooke City bus continues to the Billings airport via the Beartooth Highway, retracing Hemingway's footsteps to Red Lodge, MT(the birthplace of Robert Jordan) with lunch on your own.

Saturday 07/25/2020
7:00 – 9:00 am Depart for optional breakfast in Cooke City
9:00 -- 12:00 Academic and Prenary Sessions
12:00 – 5:00 pm Depart for lunch on your own in Cooke City followed by the tour of Hemingway Country.
7:00 – 9:00 pm For those not attending the Closing Dinner and Program, Depart to Cooke City three miles away for dinner on your own

Sunday 07/26/2020
9:30 am Depart Hotel. Bus drives through the Beartooth Pass, which Charles Kuralt called "the most beautiful road in the world," and stops for lunch on your own in Red Lodge, Montana.
5:00 pm Arrive at Billings airport

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What’s that, you ask? My Bighorns is a free app created by The Sheridan Press in partnership with Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce and Sheridan Travel & Tourism. My Bighorns an insider’s guide to Sheridan and Johnson counties. It’s an events calendar, a food guide, an outdoor itinerary. It’s your source for family-friendly activities and new adventure ideas
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Debi Isakson
Sheridan College Conference and Services Coordinator

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The Ernest Hemingway Foundation was established in 1965 by Mary Hemingway, Ernest’s widow, “for the purposes of awakening, sustaining an interest in, promoting, fostering, stimulating, supporting, improving and developing literature and all forms of literary composition and expression.”